LUDI Offida Rosso DOCG Velenosi is not a point of arrival, but a point of departure.

Red wine with strong impact and great gustatory progression

Contains sulphites

Wine news: 1st year of production 1998

Production area : Own vineyards located in the municipalities of Offida and Castel di Lama

Average altitude: 200-250 meters above sea level

Soil type: mainly clayey, basically calcareous

Yield per vine: about 1.5 kg of grapes - Yield per hectare: about 65 q of grapes

Training system: spurred cordon - Plant density: 5,000 plants per hectare

Harvest : in mid-October, by hand, early in the morning or in the late afternoon, in small boxes placed before arriving in the cellar, in cold rooms

Fermentation: after de-stemming, the grapes are conveyed into 100 Hl steel fermenters, equipped with a programmable pumping over system (to obtain maximum results of color extraction and softness of the wine), and temperature control (26-28 ° C) . Maceration on the skins lasts for about 20-25 days. After fermentation, the wine is placed in new barriques from various French artisanal tonnellerie for about 18 months. The various types of wine are kept separate until the moment of assembly, which takes place after a careful selection of the products in barriques.

Sensory examination

Intense, lively and bright ruby

The aromas are deep and persistent and discover precise aromas of fleshy fruit on the nose, blackberries in particular, together with notes of licorice and graphite. Light balsamic scents complete the aromatic picture of great complexity and persistence

In the mouth it is austere and elegant, with a strong impact and great gustatory progression, with a firm and decisive character marked by very fine, soft and round tannins.